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GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Kenneth Dockery
League: 1A Smoky Mountain
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #38

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 1-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Alan Gillis 5'10" 170 Junior QB/DB 4.65
Colton Thomas 5'10" 180 Senior RB/DB 4.7
Devin Boykin 6'3" 185 Senior TE/LB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Several Perimeter Players
Team Weaknesses: Only One Returning Lineman

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -21.7
2016 National Rank: #11858
2016 State Rank: #343
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2
2017 Starting Power Rating: -18.2
2017 National Rank: #11185
2017 State Rank: #329
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -12.5
Dynasty National Rank: #11751
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.7
Dynasty Record: 67-97 (34-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-9
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2016 Points For Average: 19.3
2016 Points Against Average: 39.4
2016 Differential: -20.1
2016 Wins: #12504 Andrews (27-14), #12562 Rosman (34-12), #12766 Alleghany (Sparta) (41-15)
2016 Losses: #3356 Murphy (55-0), #4377 Union County (Blairsville, GA) (61-7), #4826 Mitchell (Bakersville) (58-6), #7946 Swain County (Bryson City) (55-26), #9054 Cherokee (61-28), #9946 Robbinsville (49-28), #10535 Towns County (Hiawassee, GA) (18-7), #10715 Enka (39-20), #12835 Copper Basin (Copperhill, TN) (36-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 74-74
Recent League Championships: 2003 (Smoky Mountain)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Towns County (Hiawassee, GA), 8/25 Copper Basin (Copperhill, TN), 9/1 Union County (Blairsville, GA), 9/8 Carolina Wildcats (Pickens, SC), 9/15 at Mountain Heritage (Burnsville), 9/22 Swain County (Bryson City), 10/6 at Robbinsville, 10/13 at Murphy, 10/20 Andrews, 10/27 Cherokee, 11/3 Rosman
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Murphy (22.2), Union County (Blairsville, GA) (19.9), Mountain Heritage (Burnsville) (18.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Carolina Wildcats (Pickens, SC) (-31.6), Copper Basin (Copperhill, TN) (-30.8), Rosman (-23.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.8 (-7.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #264
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8910
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%